“This paper studies the empirical patterns in money, sex and happiness. Using 1990s data from the General Social Surveys of the United States, the paper shows that sexual activity enters strongly positively in happiness equations. We calculate that the median American has sexual intercourse 2-3 times a month. In our data, close to half of

Pretty much all my friends know that my favourite hobby is flirting for fun. I’m a shameless flirt. It’s soooo much fun. Especially when I’m faced with a challenge like I’m sitting across the room from the ‘target’ (haha) so all I can use is body language, or I’m talking on the phone and unable